The Current Company Description
The company that currently employs the author of this paper is a small car manufacturer that produces economical automobiles for people who need to travel to work every day in comfortable vehicles and save their finances. Moreover, this business is also developing new truck and motorcycle models. This company needs to remain in demand on the local market as its budgets are limited. Therefore, the car factory is not able to compete with the world market’s giants. The company has its short assembly line that provides enough space for the employees to install every necessary part of the vehicles. The labor of approximately two hundred people is required to release at least three final products per day. This number is enough for the company that works in the territory of one country. Due to the limitations of the manufacturing process and the business in general, the produced automobiles are affordable for average citizens. They are highly adjusted to the local environment factors (roads, climate, relief, etc.).
The Global Company Description
Recently, the company discussed in the previous paragraph merged with a global car manufacturer that offered the local brand to popularize its name and product. Moreover, the sales rate of small businesses is likely to increase. The global manufacturer also specializes in the production of cars. It has factories on every continent of the world, almost every country has its dealerships, and its budgets are almost unlimited. The company is known for developing modern sports cars as it sponsors many racers since the 1950s. The global corporation also established partnerships with the world’s best suppliers that deliver their goods from such states like China, France, Germany, and others. Its vehicles are not economical and reliable as the business gains approximately twenty percent of its yearly profit by selling repair parts to the customers who use one car longer than five years. To unify the cultures of both companies, it would be proper to consider the following steps:
- Set mutual goals. It is necessary to understand the primary goals of two merged businesses to continue their collaboration appropriately. Otherwise, employees of both companies might have various arguments during the working process.
- Reconsider the company values. Although one of the businesses has less influence on the entire manufacturing process, its values must be considered and accepted by the global partner and vice versa.
- Define cultural norms and standards. The worldwide corporation employees should help their colleagues that used to work on a local market previously. It is essential to share the gained experience with partners to do a better job and release a perfect final product.
- Ask workers to complete a questionnaire. Every person contributed to the merged companies’ production process with their desires or visions of some problems that must be solved. Therefore, every employee’s thoughts should be considered and addressed if they are adequate.
- Set cultural standards. Colleagues should respect one another. Therefore, they must follow particular rules of corporate communication.
- Provide workers with cultural education. Ethics classes or free theatre tickets might increase the professional and communication skills of the merged companies’ employees.
- Bonuses provision for cultural ideas and their promotion. The car manufacturer’s workers should be interested in the cultural development of their workplaces.
- Discuss various goals, plans, and results. When professionals communicate and discuss certain issues or results with their colleagues, they are likely to have good relationships. This factor might also motivate them to reach new heights in the sphere of automobile development.
Conclusion
Every company has certain cultural standards. When two corporations merge, they have to develop good relationships to make their cooperation efficient. To make any manufacturing process better, colleagues must respect one another by following the corporation’s ethical norms.